The Passion of Our Lord – Matthew 27:11-54 St. Paul writes, “For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; and that … Continue reading →

FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT – 2017 – EMERGING INTO LIGHT John 11:1-45 This story of Lazarus who was raised from the dead by Jesus is told only by John. It is a dramatic presentation of how a family’s meaning is … Continue reading →

FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT 2017 – BORN BLIND, BORN DEAF John 9:1-41 “As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 9:2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born … Continue reading →

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT – THE GOOD SAMARITAN WOMAN John 4:5-42 “So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 4:6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, … Continue reading →

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT- 2017 – John 3:1-17 “Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 3:2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who … Continue reading →

THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT – THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS Matthew 4: 1-11 “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 4:2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards … Continue reading →

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD – Matthew 17:1-9 “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Yogi Berra “Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by … Continue reading →